Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Indonesia instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 12.0 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 37.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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make 93.3% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.0% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.

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be 11.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Macau, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Indonesia, 89% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 63.4% less on education

Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 1334.5 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.

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Safety

be 46.4% less likely to be murdered

Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 83.5% less home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 13.4% more CO2

Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Indonesia: At a glance

Indonesia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,811,569 sq km. The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949. A period of sometimes unruly parliamentary democracy ended in 1957 when President SOEKARNO declared martial law and instituted "Guided Democracy." After an abortive coup in 1965 by alleged communist sympathizers, SOEKARNO was gradually eased from power. From 1967 until 1988, President SUHARTO ruled Indonesia with his "New Order" government. After rioting toppled Suharto in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement.
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